Chess Puzzle #LqIxD — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1645 · Advanced · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/e4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks c8/h8; bishop g7; knight g8; pawns a7/c6/d6/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen b7→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rqk1nr/pQ3pb1/2pp2pp/4P1N1/4P3/2P1B3/P5PP/R4RK1 b k - 0 16

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